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News about South African TV and the South African television industry, as well as what is happening across Africa's TV landscape.
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗼. After ending TLNovelas in January, the next TV channel Canal+ is removing MultiChoice's DStv, after 6 years, is TVM Internacional (DStv 560), the Mozambique public broadcaster's channel, in Portuguese, ripped away on 24 February.
February 17, 2026 at 12:12 PM
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗼. After ending TLNovelas in January, the next TV channel Canal+ is removing MultiChoice's DStv, after 6 years, is TVM Internacional (DStv 560), the Mozambique public broadcaster's channel, in Portuguese, ripped away on 24 February.
Nominees of 2026's South African Film and Television Awards: The NFVF's full 19th SAFTAs list:
t.ly/EhsAF
t.ly/EhsAF
Nominees of 2026's South African Film and Television Awards: The full 19th SAFTAs list.
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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February 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Nominees of 2026's South African Film and Television Awards: The NFVF's full 19th SAFTAs list:
t.ly/EhsAF
t.ly/EhsAF
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆. The utter incompetence continues. With zero communication or warning, the NFVF will suddenly announce the nominees for 19th SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards) tomorrow 8am.
Every year, the SAME incompetent story. ZERO communicationa ahead of time to newsrooms/journalists.
Every year, the SAME incompetent story. ZERO communicationa ahead of time to newsrooms/journalists.
February 16, 2026 at 5:57 PM
𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆. The utter incompetence continues. With zero communication or warning, the NFVF will suddenly announce the nominees for 19th SAFTAs (South African Film and Television Awards) tomorrow 8am.
Every year, the SAME incompetent story. ZERO communicationa ahead of time to newsrooms/journalists.
Every year, the SAME incompetent story. ZERO communicationa ahead of time to newsrooms/journalists.
Here's the beautiful, melancholy-infused, piano version of the Dawson's Creek theme song that was used for season 5, episode 4, that revolved around the death of a character.
RIP James Van Der Beek (48).
RIP James Van Der Beek (48).
February 11, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Here's the beautiful, melancholy-infused, piano version of the Dawson's Creek theme song that was used for season 5, episode 4, that revolved around the death of a character.
RIP James Van Der Beek (48).
RIP James Van Der Beek (48).
Goodbye, Dawson. James.
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Goodbye, Dawson. James.
𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗩. Moja Love show Sizok'thola shoots and kills 45-year-old Nigerian during filming a TV raid:
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Moja Love show Sizok'thola shoots and kills 45-year-old Nigerian during filming a TV raid
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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February 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗩. Moja Love show Sizok'thola shoots and kills 45-year-old Nigerian during filming a TV raid:
t.ly/uKdPx
t.ly/uKdPx
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽. Tomorrow at 01:00 Super Bowl LX will be live on ESPN & ESPN2 (DStv 218/219) and Disney+, including the Bad Bunny half time show. (With repeats Monday 8am, 11am and 3pm.) The ESPN courier dropped a big Super Bowl box with a gown, slippers & snacks.
February 8, 2026 at 11:37 AM
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽. Tomorrow at 01:00 Super Bowl LX will be live on ESPN & ESPN2 (DStv 218/219) and Disney+, including the Bad Bunny half time show. (With repeats Monday 8am, 11am and 3pm.) The ESPN courier dropped a big Super Bowl box with a gown, slippers & snacks.
𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱. Canal+ rips away 2026 Winter Olympic Games from DStv and SuperSport in aggressive ongoing content cutting:
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t.ly/5_vOD
Canal+ rips away 2026 Winter Olympic Games from DStv and SuperSport in aggressive ongoing content cutting
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:19 AM
𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗱. Canal+ rips away 2026 Winter Olympic Games from DStv and SuperSport in aggressive ongoing content cutting:
t.ly/5_vOD
t.ly/5_vOD
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. NFL Super Bowl LX shown live on ESPN in South Africa on Monday 9 Feb at 01:00, including Bad Bunny halftime show:
t.ly/FOZ2J
t.ly/FOZ2J
NFL Super Bowl LX shown live on ESPN in South Africa on Monday 9 Feb at 01:00, including Bad Bunny halftime show
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
February 6, 2026 at 9:04 AM
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. NFL Super Bowl LX shown live on ESPN in South Africa on Monday 9 Feb at 01:00, including Bad Bunny halftime show:
t.ly/FOZ2J
t.ly/FOZ2J
𝗧𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸. Dear Reader, the first TV media event for 2026 in South Africa will be @netflix.com promoting the upcoming season 4 of Bridgerton. The soirée, costing Netflix SA quite the penny (believe me!) will be at Zeitz Mocaa in Cape Town on Saturday evening 24 January.
January 14, 2026 at 7:23 AM
𝗧𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸. Dear Reader, the first TV media event for 2026 in South Africa will be @netflix.com promoting the upcoming season 4 of Bridgerton. The soirée, costing Netflix SA quite the penny (believe me!) will be at Zeitz Mocaa in Cape Town on Saturday evening 24 January.
𝗗𝗦𝘁𝘃 𝗬𝟮𝗞 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 'Black Swan' moment for Canal+'s MultiChoice facing a Y2K crisis at midnight as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to pull 12 TV channels from DStv on 31 December 2025:
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'Black Swan' moment for Canal+'s MultiChoice facing a Y2K crisis at midnight as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to pull 12 TV channels from DStv on 31 December 2025
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
𝗗𝗦𝘁𝘃 𝗬𝟮𝗞 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. 'Black Swan' moment for Canal+'s MultiChoice facing a Y2K crisis at midnight as Warner Bros. Discovery prepares to pull 12 TV channels from DStv on 31 December 2025:
t.ly/_PYWD
t.ly/_PYWD
𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about Disney's massive investment in OpenAI's Sora, what it means for content consumers, and how artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping Hollywood.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/0GXhV
You can have a listen here:
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Film & TV: How artificial intelligence is reshaping the screen industry - Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu
Gugs Mhlungu chats with Thinus Ferreira, TV and entertainment critic about the role of AI in film and television, including its growing use in advertising following Disney’s announcement allowing its ...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about Disney's massive investment in OpenAI's Sora, what it means for content consumers, and how artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly reshaping Hollywood.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/0GXhV
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/0GXhV
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲. On The Money Show with Stephen Grootes I unpack the full context behind Netflix and Paramount both after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD); and separately the stalemate at the end of the TV channels carriage deal between MultiChoice and WBD.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/Qo3Do
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/Qo3Do
The Money Show explainer: How the Warner Bros–Netflix Deal Could Change What We Watch - The Money Show
Stephen Grootes speaks to Thinus Fererria, TV critic, about the potential impact of a Warner Bros Discovery merger with Netflix, and what it could mean for viewers, content choices, and the future of ...
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December 22, 2025 at 8:57 AM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗲. On The Money Show with Stephen Grootes I unpack the full context behind Netflix and Paramount both after Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD); and separately the stalemate at the end of the TV channels carriage deal between MultiChoice and WBD.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/Qo3Do
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/Qo3Do
𝗥𝗜𝗣. Actor Marko van der Colff dead at 79:
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Actor Marko van der Colff dead at 79
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 22, 2025 at 8:25 AM
𝗥𝗜𝗣. Actor Marko van der Colff dead at 79:
t.ly/-tcPw
t.ly/-tcPw
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀. SuperSport dumps Philly's Games with DStv blackout as part of Canal+'s cost-cutting at MultiChoice:
t.ly/E_1ul
t.ly/E_1ul
SuperSport dumps Philly's Games with DStv blackout as part of Canal+'s cost-cutting at MultiChoice
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
December 22, 2025 at 6:50 AM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘀. SuperSport dumps Philly's Games with DStv blackout as part of Canal+'s cost-cutting at MultiChoice:
t.ly/E_1ul
t.ly/E_1ul
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. etv dumps news at 8pm in 2026 schedule shake-up as it moves cancelled Scandal! into its timeslot from 19 January:
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t.ly/QtBNE
e.tv dumps news at 8pm in 2026 schedule shake-up as it moves cancelled Scandal! into its timeslot from 19 January
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. etv dumps news at 8pm in 2026 schedule shake-up as it moves cancelled Scandal! into its timeslot from 19 January:
t.ly/QtBNE
t.ly/QtBNE
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. M-Net (DStv 101) loses the Oscars after decades, with the Academy Awards switching to YouTube worldwide from 2029.
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. M-Net (DStv 101) loses the Oscars after decades, with the Academy Awards switching to YouTube worldwide from 2029.
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. DJ Warras (40) murdered in Johannesburg:
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BREAKING. DJ Warras (40) murdered in Johannesburg
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚. DJ Warras (40) murdered in Johannesburg:
t.ly/FVsFJ
t.ly/FVsFJ
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. 'The ballet gods shone upon him and us': The Madu filmmakers on their National Geographic (DStv 181 / StarTimes 220) film tracking a Nigerian barefoot boy's dancing journey to Birmingham:
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'The ballet gods shone upon him and us': The Madu filmmakers on their National Geographic film tracking a Nigerian barefoot boy's dancing journey to Birmingham
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
December 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. 'The ballet gods shone upon him and us': The Madu filmmakers on their National Geographic (DStv 181 / StarTimes 220) film tracking a Nigerian barefoot boy's dancing journey to Birmingham:
t.ly/jeciC
t.ly/jeciC
𝗠-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. John Maytham on Afternoon Drive on Cape Talk spoke with me about the threat facing M-Net, M-Net Movies and Showmax - with their fate intertwined in Canal+'s MultiChoice negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/SU8eI
You can have a listen here:
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Goodbye to the magic? Canal+ and DSTV, what does this mean for Mnet? - Afternoon Drive with John Maytham
To help us unpack where things stand, what this impasse means for subscribers, and what’s at stake for MultiChoice under Canal+ ownership, John Maytham is joined by Thinus Ferreira, TV critic and jour...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
𝗠-𝗡𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. John Maytham on Afternoon Drive on Cape Talk spoke with me about the threat facing M-Net, M-Net Movies and Showmax - with their fate intertwined in Canal+'s MultiChoice negotiations with Warner Bros. Discovery.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/SU8eI
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/SU8eI
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲. Bridget Masinga on The Full Circle on SAfm spoke to me about Netflix that wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery and what it means for the broader TV and film industry.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/NAXSp
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/NAXSp
Netflix has Acquired Warner Bros…Wht does this mean for the industry in its totality? - THE FULL CIRCLE
Netflix has Acquired Warner Bros…Wht does this mean for the industry in its totality?
GUEST: THINUS FERREIRA - TV Journalist, Critic and Writer
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December 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲. Bridget Masinga on The Full Circle on SAfm spoke to me about Netflix that wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery and what it means for the broader TV and film industry.
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/NAXSp
You can have a listen here:
t.ly/NAXSp
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery unable to agree on price for 12 TV channels and HBO content for M-Net, won't lower subscription fees for DStv subscribers if channels are axed:
t.ly/SrtXt
t.ly/SrtXt
Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery unable to agree on price for 12 TV channels and HBO content, won't lower subscription fees for DStv subscribers if channels are axed
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:05 AM
𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁. Canal+'s MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery unable to agree on price for 12 TV channels and HBO content for M-Net, won't lower subscription fees for DStv subscribers if channels are axed:
t.ly/SrtXt
t.ly/SrtXt
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆. Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery with cash offer directly to its shareholders after Netflix said it is buying WBD:
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t.ly/qwMj4
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery with cash offer directly to its shareholders after Netflix said it's buying WBD
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
December 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗿𝘆. Paramount launches hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery with cash offer directly to its shareholders after Netflix said it is buying WBD:
t.ly/qwMj4
t.ly/qwMj4
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about the carriage contract fight between MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery. It could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv, plus all WBD TV and film content, including HBO, seen on M-Net, Showmax.
You can listen here:
t.ly/LJSw0
You can listen here:
t.ly/LJSw0
Film & TV: MultiChoice vs Warner Bros. Discovery: Why DStv might lose major channels soon - Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu
Gugs Mhlungu chats with Thinus Ferreira, TV and entertainment critic, about the ongoing clash between DStv and Warner Bros, a dispute that could see popular channels like Cartoon Network disappearing ...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗮𝗽. Gugs Mhlungu on 702 Weekend Breakfast spoke with me about the carriage contract fight between MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery. It could see 12 TV channels axed from DStv, plus all WBD TV and film content, including HBO, seen on M-Net, Showmax.
You can listen here:
t.ly/LJSw0
You can listen here:
t.ly/LJSw0
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. M-Net and Showmax at risk of losing HBO and all other Warner Bros studios series and film output in TV channels carriage fight between Canal+'s MultiChoice and WBD:
t.ly/whY0W
t.ly/whY0W
M-Net and Showmax at risk of losing HBO and all other Warner Bros studios series and film output in TV channels carriage fight between Canal+'s MultiChoice and WBD
A news site covering the South African television industry with news and analysis about it.
t.ly
December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁. M-Net and Showmax at risk of losing HBO and all other Warner Bros studios series and film output in TV channels carriage fight between Canal+'s MultiChoice and WBD:
t.ly/whY0W
t.ly/whY0W